The world in 583 AD — what happened that year

16 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.

What happened

China (9)

• He entered the new capital, Daxing City, in mourning dress. (History of the Northern Dynasties (Beishi), Annals 北史 卷11 開皇3年)
• Dou Rongding defeated the Tujue and the Tuyuhun at Liangzhou. (History of the Northern Dynasties (Beishi), Annals 北史 卷11 開皇3年)
• The new capital was named Daxing City. (Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals 隋書 卷001 帝紀 開皇2年12月)
• The Turks attacked Zhoupan; Acting Commander Daxi Changru tried to resist and was defeated. (Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals 隋書 卷001 帝紀 開皇2年12月)
• The Emperor entered the new capital, Daxing City, in plain clothes, in the rain. (Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals 隋書 卷001 帝紀 開皇3年3月)
• The Tuyuhun attacked Lintao; Pi Zixin, Governor of Taozhou, fell in battle. (Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals 隋書 卷001 帝紀 開皇3年4月)
• Prince Wei Yang Shuang defeated the Turks at Baidao. (Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals 隋書 卷001 帝紀 開皇3年4月)
• Acting Marshal Dou Rongding defeated the Turks and the Tuyuhun at Liangzhou. (Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals 隋書 卷001 帝紀 開皇3年5月)
• Gao Jiong set out by the Ningzhou route and Yu Qingze by the Yuanzhou route to attack the barbarians (hu). (Book of Sui (Suishu), Imperial Annals 隋書 卷001 帝紀 開皇3年8月)

Southeast Asia (1)

• Li Yourong, governor of Jiaozhou, presented a trained elephant. (Book of Chen (Chenshu), Annals 陳書 卷6 至德元年 四月)

Southern Europe (1)

• Leovigild fights with his son Hermenegild and takes Mérida. (Gregory of Tours, History of the Franks Hist. Franc. 6.XVIII)

Western Europe (5)

• On Chilperic's orders, Desiderius takes Périgueux. (Gregory of Tours, History of the Franks Hist. Franc. 6.XII)
• At Paris, the guards of the Urbiensis bridge post are massacred. (Gregory of Tours, History of the Franks Hist. Franc. 6.XIX)
• On January 31, a great ball of fire appears over Tours. (Gregory of Tours, History of the Franks Hist. Franc. 6.XXV)
• Chilperic enters Paris on the eve of Easter, carrying relics. (Gregory of Tours, History of the Franks Hist. Franc. 6.XXVII)
• Revolt of Hermenegild, and Miro, king of Galicia. (Gregory of Tours, History of the Franks Hist. Franc. 6.XLIII)

Same events recorded in this year

• Battle of Liangzhou (583) — the same event in History of the Northern Dynasties and Book…
• Daxing City (583) — the same event in History of the Northern Dynasties and Book of Sui

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